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J. J; ANGUS.

Blind.

Patented Jan. 18, I881.

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ILPETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGGAPHE. WASHINGTON. D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT ()EFICE.

JOHN J. ANGUS, OF (JASGADE, WISCONSIN.

BLIND.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,752, dated January18, 1881.

Application filed September 14, 1880.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN J. ANGUS, of Gascade, Sheboygau county,Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Blind, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved blind whichis simple in construction, as its slats'are devoid of tenons and are notattached to a central rod by staples, as in ordinary blinds.'

The invention consists in a window-blind in which the slats rest uponpins driven into the rabbet of theframe of the blind, and are held bypins driven into the blind-rod, which is hinged to the cross-pieces ofthe frame on the top and bottom, and the upper end of which fits into arecess in, the upper cross-piece of the blind.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an inside elevation of myimproved blind. Fig. 2 is across sectional elevation of the same on theline :10 as, showing the slats closed. Fig. 3'is a cross-sectionalelevation, showing the slats opened; and Fig. 4is a detail perspectiveview of one of the slats.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

' The slats A have notches B B at the ends of one of thelongitudinaledges, and a notch, O, at or near the center of the otherlongitudinal edge. These slats-AA rest upon a series of pins or studs, DD,driven into the rabbets E E of the uprightsFF of the blind, whichstuds are spaced at a distance that is shorter than the width of theslats, so that the studs pass into the notches B B when the slats areclosed or raised. A seriesof pins or studs, G G, are driven into theblind-rod H in such a manner that they rest upon the upper edges of theseveral slats and pass through the aperture 0 of the overlapping slat,as is shown in the lower part of Fig. 2. The upper transverse rail, J,is provided with a recess, K, to receive the end of the blind-rod H,which is hinged to the upper and lower transverse rails by means (Nomodel.)

of the bent wire hinges L, or by means of springs, so that the said rodfollows the movements of the upper edges of the slats. Instead of beingprovided with the studs D and G, the blind-frame and rod may be providedwith notches to receive the slats.

The operation is as follows: In Figs. 1 and 2 the blind slats arerepresented as hein g closed, the slats resting upon the studs D in analmost vertical position and overlapping each other. If the slats are tobe opened, the blind-rod H is moved from the slats and downward agreater or less distance, according to the distance the slats are to beopened. As shown in Fig. 3, the slats rest between the rabbet E and therod H, and are held in position by the studs D, upon which they rest,and by the stud G, resting against the upper edge of the slats. Thestaples for fastening the slats and the pivots required heretofore arethus avoided, and the blind is thus not only much more simple inconstruction, but also much more durable.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Pate'nt- 1. A blind constructed, substantially as hereinshown and described, with the slats resting'upon studs in the frame ofthe blind and held by studs in the blind-rod, as set forth.

2. In a blind, the combination, with the slats A, of the studs D in theblind-frame, the studs G in -the blind-rod, and the hinges L L,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

3. The blind-slat A, constructed, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, with notches B B at the ends of one longitudinal edge, and anotch, G, at or near the center of the other longitudinal edge, as setforth.

JOHN JAMES ANGUS.

Witnesses:

G. H. MAYNARD, V. G. ANGUS.

